At least two ambulances and a bus brought patients and their families. The broadcaster said 25 people were evacuated.

Mohamed Katoub, a spokesman for the Syrian American Medical Society, which oversees a number of medical facilities in eastern Ghouta, said a list of over 1000 patients requiring urgent care has been ready for two weeks.

But with eastern Ghouta split in two and areas isolated, not all the patients can access the crossing.